snapdragon

Qualcomm, the leading vendor for smartphone processors, officially announced the Snapdragon-based systems smartbook first in the world. This product will take debut in a computer exhibition Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Smartbook itself is a new product which is a combination of smart phones (smartphones) and netbooks. Later Qualcomm will work together with Lenovo to design the Snapdragon’s smartbook. In addition to product announcements, the company also said that this first smartbook will be sold through a network operator AT & T, with a subsidized price through the contract.
Quoted from Softpedia, Lenovo Snapdragon-based smartbook will include a central processing unit (CPU) with an ARM-based high-definition video (HD) 720p. These chipsets will accommodate the needs of good performance and longer battery life. You could say there are features in smartbook that erode the boundary between high-end mobile phones and ultraportable computer systems.

For the operating system, smartbook Lenovo seems to be embedded with Linux operating system. Unfortunately, no details of current prices, but certainly this smartbook officially launched at the Consumer Electronics Show (CSE) 7 to 10 January 2010 in Las Vegas.